Dreams and Reality....

Tomorrow is graduation for my BSW!  I have worked so hard for this moment.  I am so glad my amazing husband, kids, parents, siblings and friends have supported my desire to go back to school.  

It has been hard to not have much time for things other than school that has been my biggest sacrifice.  But ONE more year and will have my MSW and I will get my life back!!

I really owe so much to my family!!  I missed out on a lot of activities and long for the day when I can not have to worry about school work.

Its funny how dreams work when your a parent.  Your dreams and hopes for your kids are huge but when the time comes for them to graduate high school or join the Air Force or start driving reality hits.  You are happy for them but the REALITY can be selfish.  I want my kids to stay young...it's hard to think of them moving on in life with out you. I have to trust we raised them good to be self sufficient and successful.

Now for an update on my New Life Revelation...(not revolution this time but a revelation!)

NO POP!! It has been about a week and a half and I am doing AWESOME!!  No cravings for it yet.
CUT BACK the sweets. I can not tell a lie, I have had some some not a lot.
I have lost 5 YES 5 pounds since starting my medication.  Oh Yea!

So here is where the revelation part comes in....
I have read a lot about Hyperthyroidism. The reality is that this will never go away.  So I will need medication my whole life which I totally detest.   I do not want to be dependent on medication to live a healthy life.

Dr. Oz has a great clip on how this affect weight and some possible signs if you may have it. I suggest watching this. The video on this is really good.

http://www.doctoroz.com/videos/hypothyroidism-why-youre-not-losing-weight

Another great link is:
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/hypothyroidism/DS00353